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Oconee County, SC, by Mr. Marshall W. 

Williams. Williams transferred the items 

to SCIAA in 1970. The two unassociated 

funerary objects are one lot metal 

objects and one lot mixed material 

beads. 

In 1970, an additional cultural item 

was removed from the same site, 

38OC55, by Mr. John D. Combes of 

SCIAA, during the Keowee Toxaway 

Reservoir salvage excavations 

conducted by SCIAA for Duke Power 

Company of Charlotte, NC. The one 

unassociated funerary object is one lot 

of ceramic objects. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural items in this notice are 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: anthropological 

information, archeological information, 

and historical information. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the SCIAA has 

determined that: 

• The three cultural items described 

above are reasonably believed to have 

been placed with or near individual 

human remains at the time of death or 

later as part of the death rite or 

ceremony and are believed, by a 

preponderance of the evidence, to have 

been removed from a specific burial site 

of a Native American individual. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural items and 

the Cherokee Nation; Eastern Band of 

Cherokee Indians; and the United 

Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in 

Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural items in this 

notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in ADDRESSES. 

Requests for repatriation may be 

submitted by any lineal descendant, 

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

who shows, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 

descendant or a culturally affiliated 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

Repatriation of the cultural items in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 18, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the SCIAA must determine the most 

appropriate requestor prior to 

repatriation. Requests for joint 

repatriation of the cultural items are 

considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The SCIAA is 

responsible for sending a copy of this 

notice to the Indian Tribes and Native 

Hawaiian organizations identified in 

this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27792 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037080; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: The University of Kansas, 

Lawrence, KS 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Kansas intends to 

repatriate a certain cultural item that 

meets the definition of a sacred object 

and that has a cultural affiliation with 

the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The 

cultural item was removed from Sonora, 

Mexico. 

DATES: Repatriation of the cultural item 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Thomas Torma, 

NAGPRA Program Manager, The 

University of Kansas, Office of Audit, 

Risk & Compliance, 1450 Jayhawk 

Boulevard, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, 

KS 66045, telephone (406) 850–2220, 

email t-torma@ku.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the University of 

Kansas. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. Additional information on 

the determinations in this notice, 

including the results of consultation, 

can be found in the summary or related 

records held by the University of 

Kansas. 

Description 

The one cultural item was removed 

from Sonora, Mexico, at an unknown 

time. The item is a Pascola Mask, used 

by the Yaqui people during Holy Week 

celebrations. The mask was collected by 

J. Cotter Hirschberg, M.D. at an 

unknown date. In December 1967, Dr. 

Hirschberg donated the mask to the 

Museum and Archives Division of the 

Menninger Foundation, a psychiatric 

facility located in Topeka at that time. 

The mask was received at Kansas 

University Museum of Anthropology 

(KUMA) as a donation from the 

Menninger Foundation in 1993. KUMA 

closed to the public in August 2002. In 

July of 2005, the collections were 

renamed the Anthropological Research 

and Cultural Collections (ARCC). In 

January of 2007, the collection was 

transferred from the ARCC to the 

Spencer Museum of Art. The one sacred 

object is a Yaqui Pascola Mask. 

Cultural Affiliation 

The cultural item in this notice is 

connected to one or more identifiable 

earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or 

cultures. There is a relationship of 

shared group identity between the 

identifiable earlier groups, tribes, 

peoples, or cultures and one or more 

Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations. The following types of 

information were used to reasonably 

trace the relationship: anthropological 

information, folklore, geographical 

information, historical information, 

kinship, and expert opinion. 

Determinations 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the University of Kansas 

has determined that: 

• The one cultural item described 

above is a specific ceremonial object 

needed by traditional Native American 

religious leaders for the practice of 

traditional Native American religions by 

their present-day adherents. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the cultural item and the 

Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Additional, written requests for 

repatriation of the cultural item in this 


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notice must be sent to the Responsible 

Official identified in ADDRESSES. 

Requests for repatriation may be 

submitted by any lineal descendant, 

Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian 

organization not identified in this notice 

who shows, by a preponderance of the 

evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 

descendant or a culturally affiliated 

Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian 

organization. 

Repatriation of the cultural item in 

this notice to a requestor may occur on 

or after January 18, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the University of Kansas must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the cultural item 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The University of 

Kansas is responsible for sending a copy 

of this notice to the Indian Tribes and 

Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.8, 10.10, and 

10.14. 

Dated: December 8, 2023. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27790 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0037094; 

PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

American Museum of Natural History 

(AMNH) has completed an inventory of 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects and has determined that there is 

a cultural affiliation between the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian 

organizations in this notice. The human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

were removed from Nassau and Queens 

Counties, NY. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Nell Murphy, American 

Museum of Natural History, Central 

Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 

10024, telephone (212) 769–5837, email 

nmurphy@amnh.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of AMNH. The 

National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

Additional information on the 

determinations in this notice, including 

the results of consultation, can be found 

in the inventory or related records held 

by AMNH. 

Description 

In 1947, human remains representing, 

at minimum, two individuals were 

collected from Douglaston, 338 Bayview 

Avenue, Hanan Site, Queens County, 

NY, by Carlyle Smith. The human 

remains were accessioned that same 

year as a gift from Mrs. L.F. Hanan. The 

human remains appear to date to the 

Late Woodland Period (A.D.1100- 

contact). No associated funerary objects 

are present. 

In an unknown year, human remains 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from 

Douglaston, Douglas Manor, NW Corner 

of Hillside Ave and Centre? Drive, 

Queens County, NY. The human 

remains were accessioned in 1924 as a 

gift from Mr. Lewis Walker. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In November 1923, human remains 

representing, at minimum, four 

individuals were removed either by Dr. 

Thomas H. Evans or Nels Nelson from 

Malba, Corner of Parsons Boulevard and 

Tenth Avenue, Roe-Powell Place, Old 

Burial Grounds, Queens County, NY. 

These human remains were loaned to 

AMNH by Queens Borough President 

Maurice E. Connolly and then 

accessioned in 1927. These human 

remains appear to date to the Early 

Historic Period. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In what is likely to be 1935, human 

remains representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from Seaford 

Vicinity, Fort Neck, Nassau County, NY, 

by Mr. William Claude. The Museum 

accessioned these human remains in 

1935 as a gift. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

In an unknown year, human remains, 

representing, at minimum, one 

individual were removed from Glen 

Cove, Nassau County, NY. The Museum 

accessioned these human remains in 

1915 as a gift from Mr. James G. Price. 

The human remains are likely Late 

Woodland or Early Contact period in 

age. No associated funerary objects are 

present. 

In 1901, human remains, 

representing, at minimum, five 

individuals were removed from Dosoris, 

Glen Cove Vicinity, Nassau County, NY, 

by Mark Harrington as part of an 

expedition. The human remains were 

accessioned that same year. The human 

remains are likely Late Woodland or 

Early Contact period in age. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

In 1899, human remains, 

representing, at minimum, 35 

individuals were removed from Port 

Washington, Goodwin Sandworks 

Property, Nassau County, NY, by Mark 

Harrington as part of an expedition. The 

Museum accessioned these human 

remains in 1900. The 49 associated 

funerary objects include four dog 

skeletons; one lot of nut shells; one 

stone implement; two broken awls; one 

lot of sherds and fragment of decorated 

pot; one lot of awls, turtle shell vessel 

and pipe stem; one lot of net sinkers and 

concretion chips; one small notched 

bone needle; one lot animal and bird 

bones with charcoal; three lots of shells; 

one lot of animal bones, teeth, shells, 

stone and sherds; one lot of potsherds 

with hickory nut shell; one lot of 

potsherds, animal and fish bones and 

chip; one lot of net sinkers with bone 

needle; one lot of lithic debitage, shells, 

firestone and net sinker; one lot of bone 

awls and a broken antler handle; one lot 

of chips, shells with stone pestle; three 

lots of pot sherds; two jasper chips; 

three hammerstones; one chert 

arrowpoint; one lot of shell beads; three 

lots of faunal material; nine lots of 

mixed potsherds and faunal material; 

and four lots of mixed sherds and stone 

tools. 

In 1899, human remains, 

representing, at minimum, three 

individuals were removed from Port 

Washington, West End of Goodwin 

Sandworks Property, ‘‘Burial Hill,’’ 

Nassau County, NY, by Mark Harrington 

as part of an expedition. The Museum 

accessioned these human remains in 

1900. The one associated funerary object 

is a wolf jaw. 

In 1899, human remains, 

representing, at minimum, five 

individuals were removed from 1⁄2 mile 

north of Port Washington, Near Creek, 

Village, Nassau County, NY, by Mark 

Harrington. The Museum accessioned 

these human remains in 1899 as a gift 

from Harrington. The five associated 

funerary objects include one pot sherd, 

one lot of decorated pot shreds, one 

large cord marked pot fragment, one lot 

of small cord marked fragments, and 

one lot of turtle shell pieces. 


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